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Keep out of our schools
Rebecca Roberts, Senior Associate at the Centre, wrote on the Reclaim Justice Network blog, arguing that criminal justice agencies should keep out of our schools.
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The Centre has office space available to rent in London for like-minded organisations. Our offices are bright, air conditioned, very close to the Vauxhall transport hub and we have a purpose built meeting room available at highly discounted prices for tenants. One space of around 650 sq ft and...
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Review of poverty and institutional care – can you help strengthen the evidence base?
We have issued a call for evidence as part of our review of poverty, material deprivation and social exclusion of people in institutional care, commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
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Deeds or words?
The End Violence Against Women coalition launched a new report this month assessing government promises to prevent abuse of women and girls. The report...
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The highs and lows of G4S
The Independent reported on expected financial losses of G4S after the Dutch imprisonment rate fell... and later in the month, Nick Buckles...
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Out and about
Richard Garside, CCJS director, and Arianna Silvestri, Research and Policy Associate, met with Penal Reform International to discuss the challenges of embedding international human rights standards in the management and operation of prisons. Richard also attended the 'What is Justice?' symposium...
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Numbers of the month: police bail
57,000 people currently on police bail, according to the BBC.
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'Porn is everywhere'
The Office of the Children's Commissioner published a report on the impact of viewing pornography on children and young people.
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One-third of Britons 'too poor to join in with society'
Joseph Rowntree Foundation report shows that almost one third of people in Britain are excluded from mainstream society because they cannot afford to...
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All in a panic
Nick Groombridge comments on the moral panics of 2012 at Works for Freedom, and wonders if there have been too many panics and not enough folk devils...
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Truck off
Hundreds of lawyers demonstrated in front of the Parliament over government reforms to legal aid.
The Guardian reported that haulage firm, Eddie Stobart, has...
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Letter of the month
Professor Steve Tombs, one of our Open University colleagues, had a letter published in The Guardian pointing out the differences in responses to murder depending on who the victim...